boo想说【8】之《一篇令你“毛站”的文章》

阿不从小只喜欢看电视，不喜欢看报纸。
因为电视能够令阿不情绪大起大落，时而兴高采烈，时而悲从中来……
报纸却并没有这样地功能……至少阿不看过的报纸没有这样的力量。
直到看了以下这篇读者的来稿……
真的看得阿不“毛站”，全身起鸡皮疙瘩的，甚至觉得有点眼睛酸酸地……

I THANK Ong Sor Fern for her article on Jack Neo (What’s Neo, Jack? Life!, Jan 25) and her movie review, Oh Neo, Who Needs Parenting Lessons, on the same day.
I praise her for highlighting his shortcomings. However, her facts and tone give me the impression of a biased opinion.
Most movie critics do not consider what impact their views can generate.
Why do most film reviewers tend to run down homegrown and non-Western productions? Most of the time, I think they do not understand the movies as they have not grasped what the directors are trying to portray.
Neo’s I Not Stupid Too deals with problems like communication among people, not just on the socially relevant issue of juvenile delinquency.
The show started by asking when was the last time you praised someone, followed by when was the last time that you were praised.
To that, I add: Would you die if you praise Neo’s film sky-high?
On the other hand, Neo and his J Team might really die if most Singaporeans believe Ms Ong’s condemnation of his latest production.
For her information, I do not know Neo or any of his production members or the cast. I am just very frustratedat seeing Singaporeans run down their fellow countrymen.
Last year, I attended Jackie Chan’s dialogue session at the new National Library.
He revealed that South Koreans supported their local artists and that only foreign CDs and movies are pirated.
In short, Koreans pay to see their own movies.
Nationalism has economic impact.
If Ms Ong can recall the story of the three blind men and the elephant, she will realize that what she thinks is a lousy show could be an excellent masterpiece to others.
My 12-year-old son and I enjoyed the preview of I Not Stupid Too, and I would give Neo’s effort a five-star rating.
He has improved and this movie is certainly much better than I Not Stupid.
I feel happy for his achievement. If the Government can nurture him, who knows, maybe he can become better than Chan.
But with critics like Ms Ong, no Government official would dare to stick his neck out for Neo.
If Singaporeans do not help their fellow countrymen, who will?
Posted by Jonathan Chee 3/2/2006 The Straits Times Life！Mailbag

好的影评当然有一定的价值。
但是存心打压或者吹毛求疵的批评就令人发指。
至少确定一下读者群吧？
没有人阻止影评人站在高处“鸟瞰”电影，毕竟欲穷千里目，更上一层楼，许多影评人都是饱读诗书的有学之士，所以批评得稍微文绉绉，鸡蛋里挑骨头是可以原谅的。不过，读者群应该是和影评人一样“斤两”的学者，那大家才有共识。比如说，影评人说：“某某电影不好，因为没有上次那部好”……学者型读者当然看过上一部电影，所以可以做客观比较，自然不会断章取义或者照单全收，但是如果遇上“不够班”的读者，或者就会尽信谗言，悔恨终身……
尤其是本地电影，在几乎没有制作电影条件的我国，能够出炉的电影不会太差的，所以都可以称之为诚意制作。为什么要打压呢？打压了本地电影会突然起飞吗？打压了，电影人马上就会拍出惊世骇俗的作品吗？
只要是用心去拍的电影，大家都应该用心去看……